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mike allen moderates the event, starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this morning on c-span, "washington journal" with the latest political news. live at 12:30 eastern, defense secretary chuck hagel delivers his first major speech at the national defense university. and at 5:00 p.m., president obama from the denver police academy, where he'll speak about preventing gun violence. in 45 minutes on "washington journal," alan gomez of "usa today" gives an update on bipartisan efforts to create comprehensive immigration legislation. at 8:30 a.m. eastern, more on immigration legislation with oris meissner. and at 9:15 eastern, our spotlight on magazines features
mike allen moderates the event, starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this morning on c-span, "washington journal" with the latest political news. live at 12:30 eastern, defense secretary chuck hagel delivers his first major speech at the national defense university. and at 5:00 p.m., president obama from the denver police academy, where he'll speak about preventing gun violence. in 45 minutes on "washington journal," alan gomez of "usa today" gives an update...
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last week mike thompson was here with me. king then, he and peter have sent a letter to members asking them to be co-sponsors on our bipartisan house bill, which mirrors the toomey-manchin bill. it is important to know what it does. what it does is it is requires enforceable background checks on gun sales, at gun shows, on the internet. what it does not do is create a registry. in fact, the bill prohibits a federal gun registry. prohibits it. so it is supported by the international chiefs of police, a bipartisan majority in the senate, and 90% of the american people. if you are against criminals having guns, you should support the background check legislation. there is no time to hold back on this. again, we all say we are going to react and make change following the gun violence in our country recently. i do not want to go into it, but we have to push forward to get the job done. anre not taking no for answer on this subject. this bill had command of the sponsors in the senate and in the house, representatives king and thomp
last week mike thompson was here with me. king then, he and peter have sent a letter to members asking them to be co-sponsors on our bipartisan house bill, which mirrors the toomey-manchin bill. it is important to know what it does. what it does is it is requires enforceable background checks on gun sales, at gun shows, on the internet. what it does not do is create a registry. in fact, the bill prohibits a federal gun registry. prohibits it. so it is supported by the international chiefs of...
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and it's been my experience probably from folks like bill gates to mike duke, the c.e.o. of wal-mart, that i am not a shrinking violet in the room. >> somehow i had that sense when you and i had that visit. i also want to piggyback on the discussion that senator johnson just had about regulatory reform. this isn't make-believe. this is real and all across all the corners of america. people believe in clean water, they believe in clean air, they believe in safety regulations. but they see things that are happening in their business that make no sense. in fact, i joke a little bit that i'm going to write a book and it's going to be entitled "that makes no sense" and the going to be 1,000-plus pages. because every day i hear things that make no sense. and we've all been, at least i've been in my life, a regulator. and i know how people who write regulations think. and i know how much leadership it requires to ratchet that zealous, i want to make things perfect in the world, behavior, when that may not be the best way to manage it. i think from my standpoint, the best way to
and it's been my experience probably from folks like bill gates to mike duke, the c.e.o. of wal-mart, that i am not a shrinking violet in the room. >> somehow i had that sense when you and i had that visit. i also want to piggyback on the discussion that senator johnson just had about regulatory reform. this isn't make-believe. this is real and all across all the corners of america. people believe in clean water, they believe in clean air, they believe in safety regulations. but they see...
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he left behind -- mike chiapperini. he left behind a wife, two young daughters, and a son. that is the reality check. they are no longer with us. hey're dead. we also heard about the loss of one of his own officers in pennsylvania. fficer fox encountered and her thomas, a convicted felon who swerved into oncoming traffic -- andrew thomas, a convicted felon who swerved into oncoming traffic. or some reason a straw purchaser willingly bought seven handguns and two rifles for this killer, even though he was a convicted felon. something is awfully wrong with hat picture. officer fox was only 34 years old. he was one of our heroes. he was in iraq war veteran who returned home as a hero. he left behind a pregnant wife and a daughter. that is the reality. the chief told us that he was like a son to him. at the forum we heard from a san rancisco police chief. the chief described a gun trafficking ring that stretched from georgia, rural georgia, california. it involved hundreds of firearms. as a matter of fact, the chief told us that a lot of people who are convicted felons there ar
he left behind -- mike chiapperini. he left behind a wife, two young daughters, and a son. that is the reality check. they are no longer with us. hey're dead. we also heard about the loss of one of his own officers in pennsylvania. fficer fox encountered and her thomas, a convicted felon who swerved into oncoming traffic -- andrew thomas, a convicted felon who swerved into oncoming traffic. or some reason a straw purchaser willingly bought seven handguns and two rifles for this killer, even...
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give the president a blank check to target whatever groups he or someone else in the administration mike and ed are it might be -- might consider it is a good idea to go after. i do not think you should butletely repeal the aum,f some clarification is desirable. >> does the constitution provide a sufficient basis for the president to order strikes as a reliance on the law? >> it depends on what strikes we are talking about. strikes that do deal with imminent threats, defined relatively narrowly, could perhaps be justified as defense against attack. but beyond that i think one want strikes against groups not covered by the aumf. i did not direct this to you, colonel, but what is your view on my last question about the constitution versus reliance on the aumf? >> i am not a legal expert, but i will say that article two of the constitution, if the target is an imminent threat than that clearly is authorization in and of itself. comes in is when you do not have an imminent threat criteria that you have all qaeda leaders and that ares specifically designated in the intelligence process to all
give the president a blank check to target whatever groups he or someone else in the administration mike and ed are it might be -- might consider it is a good idea to go after. i do not think you should butletely repeal the aum,f some clarification is desirable. >> does the constitution provide a sufficient basis for the president to order strikes as a reliance on the law? >> it depends on what strikes we are talking about. strikes that do deal with imminent threats, defined...
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we'll hear utah republican senator mike lee and connecticut's two senators talk sandygun violence and the hook school shootings. >> senator from utah. >> unanimous consent that the phone call be suspended. >> quout objection. >> for several weeks now, washington and the rest of the country have been debating several new gun control proposals. along with a number of my colleagues, including the minority leader, i have declared my intention to resist an immediate vote on any new restrictions that would serve primarily to limit the freedoms of law-abiding citizens rather than reduce violent crime in america. unfortunately, the current gun control proposals would do just that. more than two weeks ago, we informed the majority leader that we will exercise our procedural right to require a 60-vote threshold in order to bring this legislation to the floor. we have taken this step under our senate rules of procedure for three principle reasons. first, the senate serves an important nunks our republic, by enfunction in our republic making it more difficult for a temporary majority to impose it
we'll hear utah republican senator mike lee and connecticut's two senators talk sandygun violence and the hook school shootings. >> senator from utah. >> unanimous consent that the phone call be suspended. >> quout objection. >> for several weeks now, washington and the rest of the country have been debating several new gun control proposals. along with a number of my colleagues, including the minority leader, i have declared my intention to resist an immediate vote on...
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. >> we have time for one more question, but i hate to see people take a trip to the mike and be turned away. two last questions with quick answers. >> david stockman said there was almost a coup d'etat in this country, and he is trying to sell books, but i think he believes that. what do you think? >> david is focusing on that because he is focused on the federal reserve. it should not be in the bailout business. it needs to be reformed rather than eliminated. i believe some of the reasons it is doing what it is doing is because of the failure of the president and congress, not just this president, but the prior president, to make progress in fiscal policy because the lack of proper planning and execution and risk management. i think we have a republic that is not representative or responsive to the public. i think we need to reform redistricting to make the purpose, to make it an independent process, to make the purpose to maximize competition consistent rather than minimize it. we need to eliminate democratic and republican primaries and the top two vote-getters are run off in the ge
. >> we have time for one more question, but i hate to see people take a trip to the mike and be turned away. two last questions with quick answers. >> david stockman said there was almost a coup d'etat in this country, and he is trying to sell books, but i think he believes that. what do you think? >> david is focusing on that because he is focused on the federal reserve. it should not be in the bailout business. it needs to be reformed rather than eliminated. i believe some...
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we are going to start without the mike -- the muiic. receiving testimony today on the posture of u.s. forces in the asia-pacific region. on behalf of the committee, let me work in -- welcome admiral samuel locklear. the committee appreciates your long years of faithful service and the many sacrifices you and your family have made for our nation. we would also greatly appreciate it if you would pass along to the men and women with whom you work our admiration for their service as well. we know this is a particularly busy time for you and your staff. we appreciate you joining us today. general thurman, the commander of u.s. forces in korea, was originally scheduled to testify today as well but the decision was made to keep him on the korean peninsula and we understand and appreciate the reasons for that decision. we wish general thurman well in his ongoing activities. today's hearing is a particularly timely one because of the events on the client not on the korean peninsula which have intensified as the north korean regime has elevated i
we are going to start without the mike -- the muiic. receiving testimony today on the posture of u.s. forces in the asia-pacific region. on behalf of the committee, let me work in -- welcome admiral samuel locklear. the committee appreciates your long years of faithful service and the many sacrifices you and your family have made for our nation. we would also greatly appreciate it if you would pass along to the men and women with whom you work our admiration for their service as well. we know...